Arches Community Groups
What is an Arches Community Group?
An Arches Community Group is a group of people from a variety of organizations formed around similar interests related to Arches, which may include domain specialty, technology and/or geographic location. Members of a community group can share information, knowledge, and expertise with those of similar backgrounds or motivations and collaborate on key matters pertaining to their understanding and use of the Arches Platform.
A community group can meet virtually or in-person, depending on the needs and location of the members involved.
All community groups must agree to abide by the Arches Community Code of Conduct.
If you have any questions about Arches Community Groups or the code of conduct, please email us at contact@archesproject.org.
Benefits of an Arches Community Group
- Leverage group knowledge, skills, and experience
- Ask questions and provide support
- Identify issues and solve problems
- Streamline efforts and reduce redundancies
- Prioritize suggested improvements
- Escalation process to fix glitches and bugs
Existing Community Groups
How can you create an Arches Community Group?
Many community groups form organically on the Arches Community Forum through shared interests or goals with the Arches Project. If you are interested in forming a Community Group, share your interest on the Community Forum or message us at contact@archesproject.org and we can help connect you with other members of the community.
To create a page on the Arches Website, complete the attached form and submit to contact@archesproject.org.
Here are some tips for organizing a community group:
- Identify potential members who can benefit from and contribute to the group
- Invite potential members to a meeting, either remote or in-person, to discuss the Arches Community Group idea
- Decide on a recurring group meeting schedule and consistent meeting length
- Determine optimal community group dissemination channels. Useful tools currently in effect for Community Groups:
- Individual group mailing lists to provide calendar invites and track topics of interest or common questions
- Relevant Community Forum group “tag” for asynchronous interaction and updates
- Arches YouTube playlists to consolidate meeting recordings
- Identify members’ skill set and expertise for knowledge sharing
Share knowledge back with the Community
As your community group grows, there is a greater opportunity to extend knowledge across groups for the broader Arches Community. Utilize the Arches Community Forum for knowledge sharing, asking questions and receiving input from other Arches users and domain specialists.
Resources for Arches Community Groups
- If you need assistance: setting up a virtual meeting space for your community group, creating collaborative documents or forms for your community group, or would like support with dissemination through Arches social media (@archesproject) or the Arches Project quarterly bulletin, please contact the Arches Project Team at contact@archesproject.org.
- Please review the Arches Branding Guidelines for information on using Arches brand assets for Arches-specific dissemination and communications, including Community Groups.
Last updated: March 2026